Rare Jets Back to the Past for DK64

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You know the original Donkey Kong is in DK64. But Rare has another surprise in store for you.

By IGN Staff

IGN64 has learned that in addition to the arcade original Donkey Kong being playable in Donkey Kong 64, there is at least one more classic of years past in the 64-bit whopper... and this one's a bit closer to Rare's heart. It's a title called Jet Pac and it originally debuted for the 8-bit computer-game system known as the Sinclair Spectrum. The Joust-esque shooter, which saw players control a Jetpack-equipped astronaut on a quest to rebuild his spaceship, was developed by Rare in 1983, around the same time period that Wendy's "Where's the Beef?" campaign was popular.

Welp, the good news is that Rare has brought the classic back, completely unchanged, for Donkey Kong 64 and all you need do to unlock it is collect a few bananas.